A Tale of A Forbidden Love
Harry Potter
Chapter Five
~starjade~
Saved By a Lie
Hermione stared at the dragon , her heart beating hard against her chest to the point that it was painful.
How could she answer this question? How could she answer it....when she herself did not know the answer?
The dragon growled , " Answer me , damn it!"
Hermione huffed , her eyes frightened and confused , but she tried to remember her self confidence. " I- I well , what does it matter? Your a dragon and I never met...a talking dragon before , and I thought this could be a learning experience , cause in Care of Magical Creatures , we're learning about dragons , but I swear I never heard of a talking dragon-"
She was babbling and she knew it.
The dragon stared at her for a long minute , after she had died down. Hermione trembled under the gaze and felt some sort of a deja vu at the look in his eyes. The colour , the shine of mischief and..
The dragon suddenly turned away from her and settled back in his resting position , a grunt coming out of him as smoke flew from his nostrils. " I don't see how your going to keep yourself occupied."
Hermione relaxed. Questioning time as over. She felt a surge of her old confidence rush through her body and she grinned as she skipped over to sit in front of the dragon.
" I'm going to talk to you."
The dragon twitched , startled. He opened his eye and glared at her. " No."
" Please?"
" NO!"
" Come on..."
" Didn't you hear me you annoying brat??"
Hermione huffed. " Annoying brat? Hardly. What's your name?"
The dragon jumped once more. " What??"
" What's your name?"
The dragon shifted , and settled his wings more comfortably on his back. " Uh...well...uh...Dr-Drakelanderishonfastonpari."
Hermione blinked. " Huh?"
The dragon grinned , or what was his rendition of a smile. " That's my name."
Hermione groaned. " How about I just call you Drake for short?"
The dragon smirked. " You'll have to call me by my real name , if you want to talk to me."
Hermione rolled her eyes. " Fine , say it again. Maybe I'll understand it better."
The dragon blinked and then quickly said , " Just call me Drake."
" Drake?"
" Drake."
" You know that sounds awfully alike to this one boy's name at my school-"
" Th-That's a boring topic! Did you know that dragons a long time ago were like fish and survived in the ocean?"
" Really?"
" No , not really."
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" Granger , wake up! All your ever doing is falling asleep , when we've got to finish the project!!"
The voice hit her hard and she zoomed up from her resting position on her knees and cried out , " I'm awake , I'm awake!!"
She opened her eyes and saw Neville and Malfoy sitting in front of her , Malfoy with a sour expression on his face.
" What the hell are you doing , Granger? Probably should've known. Mudbloods can never show enough commitment to their schoolwork , which concludes that Mudbloods shouldn't be allowed in Wizarding schools and be left to rot on the streets!" Draco finished with a flourish.
Hermione blinked at him. " Do you ever shut up?"
Malfoy growled , " Are you telling ME to shut up? Do you know who I am? I am the son of Lucius Malfoy, a high prestige wizard that , might I remind you , is PURE BLOODED?"
He smirked at her and she just rolled her eyes. " Whatever. So where were we? Interesting facts about dragons..."
Neville piped up, " Dragons are quite rare and I've seen-"
Draco glared at him. " I didn't ask you!"
Hermione glared straight back at the blond haired boy. " Well , I asked him. So you shut up and let him finish!"
Draco opened his mouth to retort but shut it quickly at Hermione's threatening look. She smiled at Neville and prodded him to go on.
Neville shook his head. " I forgot..." he whispered , glancing at Draco , who looked smug.
Hermione sighed. " Fine ,MALFOY. Tell us something about dragons!"
Draco Malfoy spoke up , " Did you know dragons a long time ago were like fish and survived in the oc-"
He suddenly halted and stared at Hermione carefully. Hermione's eyes were wide open.
" What did you say?" She nearly whispered.
Malfoy's eyes turned panicked for a second , before he blurted out, " Did you know dragons a long time ago ate fish that survived in the ocean..."
Hermione's shoulder's relaxed. What were you thinking , Hermione? She thought to herself and quickly dashed away her thoughts.
" I don't exactly believe that , but it might be true..." Hermione said , a bit distantly.
She didn't notice how Malfoy's shoulders sagged with relief , nor did she notice one of Hagrid's creatures creeping slowly behind her. She didn't see Malfoy's eyes widen and Neville's whimper of fear. She picked up her pencil , to jot down Malfoy's interesting statement , when she felt a shadow loom over her.
" MOVE , HERMIONE!"
The shout echoed in the class and Hermione jerked towards Malfoy , only to find him leaping at her , pulling her quickly to the side. The creature's long fangs sank into air and it hissed it's disapproval.
It was a small creature with beady black eyes , black tawny fur and a large mouth with greenish fangs. It was a scary sight and Hermione screamed , the whole class screaming with her. Hagrid hurried over and clapped an enormous fang around the creature's muzzle , and the creature let out a wail as Hagrid pulled it away.
" I'm so sorry , 'ermione , are ye hurt?" Hagrid's voice travelled over the silence of the class.
Hermione couldn't answer. She stared at Malfoy's pale face , and he let go of her wrist as if it was on hot fire. A pink tinge coloured his cheeks and he coughed in the shocked silence of the class.
Hermione stared at Malfoy , her eyes wide with wonderment. MALFOY just saved her?? Malfoy? This stupid idiotic pompous jerk did something...kind?
Malfoy got up , his robes rustling , all eyes on him. " I-I-"
Pansy sputtered out , " Draco? Why did you just save her?? She's a filthy blooded smart ass!! Don't you hate her?"
Her question revealed the question on everyone's minds and Malfoy's face turned dangerous. His silver eyes flashed as he said , angrily , " I am going to report this to Professor Dumbledore. Care of Magical Creatures is going to be a class that won't exist anymore , if creatures are attacking students..." Here , he spat on the ground near Hermione and she flinched.
" Even if that student is a mudblood."
Ron yelled out , " Shut your filthy mouth , you jerk!"
Draco grinned. " You'll be shutting your mouth soon! When Professor Hagrid here gets fired!!"
The Slytherins all relaxed. Malfoy hadn't done a kind deed. He had malevolent purposes for saving Hermione! He was still the evil jerk he always had been!
Hermione was still frozen on the ground , as the class was dismissed and Harry and Ron had hurried to her side.
" Are you alright?" Harry asked worriedly.
Hermione nodded. " Yeah....I knew that Malfoy had an evil purpose for saving me....but for a second there I thought..."
Ron snorted. " What did you think? Malfoy...nice? Ha! He's the evilest guy in the world! I swear , one day I'm going to bring him down , my fist print on that disgusting white face of his !!!"
Harry grinned. " Count me in!"
As they laughed and cheered over the thought of getting back at Malfoy , Hermione felt a shiver go through her spine. Did he save her because of another purpose? Because he had an evil heart and was planning all along to save her and be the hero in the school's eyes as Hagrid got fired?
If all of this was true....then why did he call her....Hermione?
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Damn it.
Malfoy could not believe it. All of a sudden , as he watched that disgusting creature rear back his head , preparing to open his fangs and bite into Hermione , he had a sudden cold fear rush through him that was unlike anything else.
Which was probably why he had saved her.....because he was scared for her?
Ha! That's stupid! She's a mudblood for one thing , and she's getting better marks than you are , which should be all the reason to have her killed!
Draco shook his head. Fear. He'd always been somebody who tried just a little too hard to rise to his father's expectations. He always was fearful of his father , when he was brainwashed by the Dark Lord and turned on him. That fear gave him many punishments , and his father spent many hours trying to hammer that fear away.
Suddenly , a couple of Slytherin students walked down the corridor, deep in discussion. Draco melted into the shadows , as he always did around gossiping students. It was his job to find all the gossip , and of course , relentlessly tease the object of gossip until he was satisfied.
"-the way he saved her , it was unbelievable!"
" Malfoy's always going on about how he won't even touch a mudblood. What was the reason now?"
" Well you heard him , he was getting that big oaf fired!"
" I'm beginning to doubt that. I mean , did you see his face-"
Draco stepped out of the shadows. The Slytherins let out squawks of fear.
" Hello." he said quietly , his voice full of intense anger.
The Slytherins blinked , afraid. Malfoy's status was something to be fearful of in the Slytherin Common Rooms. No one messed with someone so pureblooded and powerful as he.
" W-W-We were just-" said one of them , stuttering in fear.
Malfoy's cold grey eyes narrowed. " I don't care. I'll find a way to deal with you three! Now scat! I don't want to see your faces!"
The three Slytherins ran for their lives and once they were out of sight, Malfoy sagged onto the cold wall. He'd have to find a way....to regain his reputation.
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Hermione wrapped her arms around her legs , looking out the window. It was getting dark , but she'd have to wait an hour until she got to meet the dragon once more. The dragon for some reason , insisted she'd come only at 11:00 every night and leave at 2:00 so she could get some rest.
Hermione smiled. How could this have happened? She remembered....her crush on Harry , how he actually loved Ginny and she ran blindly in the forest , finding a dragon.... a real , live talking dragon.
It scared her to think , she was the only one in Hogwarts that knew about him. Maybe Professor Dumbledore knew , too. He knew everything! She should be scared of this dragon. She should've ran away and told the first teacher she could find about this scary dragon in the forest.
Yet something held her there. And something kept calling her back. And something made her keep her mouth shut.
She couldn't find anything in the Library that referred to a talking dragon species. There had to be one! He couldn't have just appeared out of nowhere! She just had to look deeper....in the restricted section , of course.
Hermione looked out at the sky and grinned. It was 11:00. Time to meet the dragon! Excitement filled her chest and she grabbed her cloak and ran down the girl dormitory stairs , pulling the cloak over her shoulders and lifting the hood.
" Hermione?"
Hermione froze , dread filling her spine. She turned around quickly and met a pair of worried , emerald eyes.
" Where are you going?"
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